Naslov
Online Collaborative Activities in Mathematics Course at the Higher Education level

Autori
Matotek, Josipa

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
10th International Research Conference on Education, Language and Literature / - Tbilisi, 2020, 262-268

Skup
10th International Research Conference on Education, Language and Literature

Mjesto i datum
Tbilisi, Gruzija, 02.05.2020

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Teaching, learning, mathematics, online forum

Sažetak
Nowadays it is increasingly important to introduce one of the active learning strategies in our teaching methods and thus encourage communication and discussion. One way that can satisfy the above elements is to introduce some collaborative activities into teaching. This paper will discuss online collaborative activities, primarily online forums. The aim of this paper is to describe the advantages and disadvantages of using online forums for the purpose of teaching and learning mathematics, specifically developing students' research skills and critical thinking. Also, the paper will describe examples used by the author in teaching mathematics to the 1st year students of the professional study program at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture at University of Osijek in Croatia. The author has been used the online course in Learning Management System (LMS) named Moodle for many years, since 2011, to support face to face teaching and learning process. Two homework assignments during the year are assigned in the Moodle, requiring from students to use the Moodle collaboration tools: Forum (once in the middle of the first semester) and Wiki (once at the end of the course). It will also consider whether participation in these additional activities is related to student achievement.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Matematika, Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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